The Devil Took the Water: Tilcara, Argentina

One of the small towns of note in Jujuy is named Tilcara. A hike outside of town up to the waterfall “Garganta del Diabolo” is about 6 kilometers, hot, and dry. So hot and dry at the end of summer in South America that the waterfall was a mere trickle.

The hike did provide great views of the Andes. And it helped us to acclimatize to the elevation. There were much higher peaks to attain.

About the only water we observed was the Tilcara sluice which must provide water for the whole town.

Well, there was also a small brook along the trail which provided most of the green.

The trickle itself was unremarkable.

View of Garganta del Diabolo—dry and windy.

But the ever shifting clouds and the high mountain vistas more than made up for the lack of water.